He became quite sure, by a sort of accumulation of reflection, as the day wore on.
By a sort of unspoken agreement, it was probably better that way.
Some Indian tribes have gone for the same effect by a horrific sort of plastic surgery.
He got in as if in a dream, by a sort of instinct.
Much more common is acknowledging a compliment by a sort of half-acceptance.
From the first I seemed by a sort of instinct to realise this.
The passage from the main house is by a sort of makeshift bridge.
A world bounded by a strange sort of austerity, but one in which the individuals had so much wealth.
Her own tension eased, replaced by a different sort of nervousness.
It was wound three times around the waist, and secured by a sort of hitch in the back.